Which versatile CX bike should I buy?

[expatscot]

Crux is something I was considering, but there is no stock of the S-works frameset mainly because in a few weeks will be presented the new model which, as you can read in an another thread, is more a gravel racer rather than a CX bike.

The current S-Works Crux frameset strikes me as a colossal rip off given that it is exactly the same as the frameset that the Specialized Crux bikes are using - they're all Fact 11r with an S-Works fork. The basic Crux complete bike is £400 cheaper than the S-Works frameset, and you can sell all the parts off it, buy a carbon seatpost and decent BB and you'll have the same thing.

I thought there are separate Specialized and S-Works versions of the Crux (and Aethos) - the Specialized ones are full builds and slightly heavier, whereas S Works are frameset option (at least here in the UK)

[Karvalo]

Crux is something I was considering, but there is no stock of the S-works frameset mainly because in a few weeks will be presented the new model which, as you can read in an another thread, is more a gravel racer rather than a CX bike.

The current S-Works Crux frameset strikes me as a colossal rip off given that it is exactly the same as the frameset that the Specialized Crux bikes are using - they're all Fact 11r with an S-Works fork. The basic Crux complete bike is £400 cheaper than the S-Works frameset, and you can sell all the parts off it, buy a carbon seatpost and decent BB and you'll have the same thing.

I thought there are separate Specialized and S-Works versions of the Crux (and Aethos) - the Specialized ones are full builds and slightly heavier, whereas S Works are frameset option (at least here in the UK)

Look at the date. The current Crux then is the old Crux now.